TRAFFIC CONTROL.
NEW SYSTEM IN LONDON. AN AUTOMATIC DEVICE. (United Press Association— Copyright). LONDON, April 3. What is probably the most elaborate example of automatic traffic cortTrcf-in the world has been inaugurated in Trafalgar Square, London. , Traffic control by light signals is rapidlv extending in London, Avhere every week about 12 new systems are instuUcd. Whin- to the large number of streets converging in Trafalgar Square ami the fact that it is traversed by about 6UUU vehicles daily, the new system is the most ambitious yet undertaken. A unique feature of the new system is that the traffic actually controls itselt according to its need, by means oLdetectors laid in the roadway. The system Avill replace 16 noint-duty police.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 53, Issue 149, 5 April 1933, Page 4
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